Just as the difference in height between males is no longer a realistic issue, now that lawsuits have been substituted for hand-to-hand encounters, so the difference in strength between men and women is no longer worth elaboration in cultural institutions.

I am interested in what happens to people who find the whole of life so rewarding that they are able to move through it with the same kind of delight in which a child moves through a game.

No matter how many communes anybody invents, the family always creeps back.

One of the most dangerous things that can happen to a child is to kill or torture an animal and get away with it.

Monogamous heterosexual love is probably one of the most difficult, complex and demanding of human relationships.

There is no lonelier person than the one who lives with a spouse with whom he or she cannot communicate.

Of course we need children! Adults need children in their lives to listen to and care for, to keep their imagination fresh and their hearts young and to make the future a reality for which they are willing to work.